Peace Sells
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Last published Thu, Sep 10, 2015
(Not all parts are in order, I'm just posting as I finish. Please, please, please post feedback. All comments and suggestions are accepted.) Set in the not-so-distant future (2030-2050), a business mastermind and his private army attempt to gain control of the world as nations across the globe tear at each other's throats for resources and territory. By secretly supplying each bloc of nations with his weapons and technology, he is able to pit each faction against each other until he comes out on top. However, a group of US Special Forces operatives stumble upon his corrupt business, and fight an uphill battle to bring an end to the Third World War. Whether or not they survive, is up to their ability and wit as they are pitted against one of the most brutal and efficient assassins in the world, alongside an army of machines and men.
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